SOLUTION: A professor teaches a class of 60 students and another class of 40 students. Five percent of the students in each class are to receive a grade of “A”. In how many different ways

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Question 361823: A professor teaches a class of 60 students and another class of 40 students. Five percent of the students in each class are to receive a grade of “A”. In how many different ways can he distribute the “A” grades?
60 nCr 3= 34220
40 nCr 2= 780
34220+ 780= 35,000
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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.05*60=3
.05*40=2
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60C3*40C2
=34,220*780
=26,691,600 ways
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Ed